Hi everyone, I’m Li. It’s been 14 months since I lost my job.I used to live in a crowded downtown urban village. Buildings stood meters apart, bloc...

In modern Chinese society, the path to marriage is often paved with high expectations and rigid material standards. For many young men, the journey...

After a full year of unemployment, I just received my last unemployment benefit. Starting this month, I have zero income. Living alone in a big Chi...

I’m Li, turning 39 today. I’m unemployed, living on a tight budget in southern China, and today is my “payday” — but not from a job. It’s the day m...

In China, thirty-five has long turned into an invisible watershed for ordinary adults, an unwritten age barrier deeply rooted in both the job marke...